Tampa Intl: Wildlife Strikes
2,061 reported strikes · 112 damaging · 1990–2026
📍 Tampa, US · 27.976, -82.533
Species struck most often
- Mourning dove200
- Laughing gull113
- American kestrel103
- Western cattle egret102
- Gulls101
- Killdeer58
- Microbats46
- Rock pigeon44
Notable strikes
- 1997-08-21 · B-737-300 · Sandhill crane · Substantial
Injury. F/o s #1 window shattered both panes of windshld sending glass into cockpit. Emergency declared. Landed safely. F/o taken to hospital to have glass removed from his arm. Birds wing span 4 . Windshld heat was on at time of strike. Bird tentatively id…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.